Manama vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manama	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1340	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3091	$3236
🏠 One person rent	$765	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$1313	$1233
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2321	$1797
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	76	84
🏙️ Population	298K	689K

The cost of living in Manama is 0.3% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4438th ($1340 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Bahrain and Spain, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Seville ranked 9th in Spain, while ranked 1297th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Seville

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	Manama	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.74	$3.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$904	$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$549
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2618	$4598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1965	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.31	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.6	$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10985	$8185

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1062
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$965
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$778
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$917
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2100
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$454
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$457
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$494
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$471
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$505
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1628
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$497
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$703
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2470
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$469
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1543
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2356
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$459
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$522
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1455
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1173
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$548
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1337
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1315
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1303
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1368
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1279
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1453
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1436
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1022
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1291
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1670
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1317
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2004
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1556
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1577
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1369
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1705
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1495
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1469
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1276
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1306
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1455
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$879
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1390
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1040
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1544
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1190
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1125
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1913